New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez (81) reacts after missing a pass against the Miami Dolphins during the first half at Gillette Stadium. / Mark L. Baer, USA TODAY Sports

by Mike Shalin, Special for USA TODAY Sports

by Mike Shalin, Special for USA TODAY Sports

NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH, Mass. -- As Aaron Hernandez settled into his home Friday after meeting all day with his attorneys, no arrest warrant had been issued for the New England Patriots tight end as a homicide investigation continues to swirl around him.

WBZ NewsRadio 1030, a CBS affiliate in Boston, reported Friday morning that a warrant had been issued and Hernandez would be charged with obstruction of justice in connection with the shooting death of a friend whose body was found Monday dumped in an industrial park less than a mile from Hernandez's home in North Attleborough, Mass.

But a clerk in the Attleboro District Court told USA TODAY Sports no arrest warrant had been issued yet for Hernandez or anyone else in the case, and the court offices shut for the weekend at 4:30 p.m. Friday.

The clerk said that although no warrant had been issued before the close of business, it doesn't mean Hernandez is in the clear for the weekend. The clerk said the North Attleborough Police Department could issue the paperwork between now and Monday morning.

Flanked by his lawyers, Hernandez returned to his home at about 4:40 p.m., gazed at the media assembled in an empty lot across the street and went inside. His lawyers left his home minutes later.

During the day, cars came and went at the house, where deliveries by Edible Arrangements and FedEx were received, but a postal carrier received no response to his knocks. Neighborhood children sold water and distributed candy for free to the media.

The case began when the body of 27-year-old Odin Lloyd of Dorchester, Mass., was found by a jogger Monday night. He had been shot in the head, according to police. The Boston Globe reported Friday that Lloyd had been shot multiple times. Lloyd's family said Friday that Hernandez was a friend of the victim.

The family held an improptu press conference Friday outside their home and Lloyd's sister, Olivia Thibow, said the family welcomes the media glare brought by Hernandez's alleged involvement.

"We're glad this involves such a big celebrity," she told reporters via the Globe. "At least we know something will happen from it."

Family members said they spent the day arranging funeral services for Lloyd.

Marsha Martin, a cousin, said she continues to hope that the person responsible for the killing will be apprehended, and she asked the public for help.

"If you know something, say something," she said. "We don't want Odin to have died in vain."

ABC News has reported that persons with knowledge of the investigation have said Hernandez destroyed his cell phone and surveillance videos from the cameras at his home, and that his home was cleaned hours after police believe Odin was killed.

The Globe reported a police source who said Lloyd was killed where the body was found.

Hernandez was seen Thursday wearing a cap that read "Muscle Milk," but Friday the company that makes the product cut ties to him.

"In light of the investigation involving Aaron Hernandez, CytoSport is terminating its endorsement contract with Mr. Hernandez, effective immediately,'' the company said in a statement.

Hernandez also is being sued in South Florida by a man claiming Hernandez shot him in the face after they argued at a strip club. The lawsuit was filed late Wednesday by 30-year-old Alexander Bradley.

In his federal lawsuit seeking at least $100,000 in damages, Bradley claims he and Hernandez were with a group in February at Tootsie's club in Miami when the two got into an argument. Later, as they were driving to Palm Beach County, Bradley claims Hernandez shot him with a handgun, causing him to lose his right eye.

Bradley, who is from Connecticut, also suffers from jaw pain, headaches, permanent injury to his right hand and arm and will probably need further surgery, according to the lawsuit. He has already undergone facial reconstruction surgery and has plates and screws in the right side of his face.

Bradley "will require extensive medical care and treatment for the rest of his life," the four-page lawsuit says.

Bradley did not mention Hernandez in a Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office report at the time. Bradley, found shot and bleeding Feb. 13 in an alley behind a John Deere store, insisted to investigators he did not know who shot him and gave only a vague description of possible assailants. A store employee found Bradley after hearing a shot outside, but the store's video surveillance system wasn't working.

Hernandez's lawyers did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment about the lawsuit. They have said they will have no comment until the homicide investigation is concluded.

The lawsuit does not mention how Hernandez and Bradley are acquainted.

In another development Thursday, police in Providence, R.I., said Hernandez was taunted in May by a man at a nightclub near the Brown University campus but walked away. The man followed Hernandez for three blocks and a crowd formed, held back by police while Hernandez got into his vehicle and left.

Patriots spokesman Stacey James has said that the team did not anticipate commenting publicly during the police investigation.

A Massachusetts State Police emergency response team on Thursday was searching the brush with metal detectors and poles on a road leading to the entrance to Hernandez's subdivision.

Hernandez attorney Michael Fee acknowledged media reports about the state police search of Hernandez's home as part of an investigation but said he and the player wouldn't have any comment on it.

Bristol District Attorney Samuel Sutter's office said investigators were asking for the public's help to find a silver mirror cover believed to have broken off a car between Boston and North Attleborough.

On Wednesday, at least seven state troopers searched both sides of a road just off the street where Hernandez lives. The officers used thin poles to pull back plants and search through undergrowth along the road.

Hernandez has combined with teammate Rob Gronkowski to form one of the top tight end duos in the NFL. Hernandez missed 10 games last season with an ankle injury and had shoulder surgery in April but is expected to be ready for training camp.

Hernandez said after he was drafted that he had failed a drug test while with the Gators and had been upfront with NFL teams about the issue.